Dr William Delano Walker personal diaries

A loose leaf diary detailing WD Walker's daily life including study, medical duties, travel and personal routine. This item covers locations around London (United Kingdom) and environs.

References to photographs taken include:

  • family photographs at Uncle Jim's Upper Warlingham 12 September 1929

  • testing aperture settings and exposures outside Swift's meat store London, Smithfield market 26 October 1929

  • Lord Mayor's show 9 November 1929



Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • Australian Aboriginal report, Mr Jobe, Horton Smith and Whillis (HSW), Schneider cup, Miss Smith slide, Middlexes Hospital, Prof. Tim Yates, Australia House cinefilm kangaroos, 1 September 1929

  • Samson Wright, Tim Yates 3 September 1929

  • Prof. Gladstone, Prof. Samson, Tim Yates, Kings College, Fellow Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), Ike Lawrence 4 September 1929

  • Dhanjishan Boovaruwaka (Dan), Samson Wright Kings College 5 September 1929

  • Samson Wright, phenols. Urea, Mollie, Dhanjishan, Dr Roques, Royal Northern Hospital (RNH), Schneider Cup 6 September 1929

  • Schneider Cup, HMS Victory, Waghorn, Gloster Napier, Alcherley, Dalmolin 7 September 1929

  • drought, Mollie, Uncle Jim, tennis 12 September 1929

  • Kings College, Samson Wright, MD Member Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), Prof. Gladstone, Prof. Samson, Tim Yates, Middlesex Hospital, RNH, Mr Edwards, Dhanjishan, Arthur hall porter, twin adaptor for light, Labour Government 13 September 1929

  • Dhanjishan, Lewis' Medical Bookshop, model engineer exhibition, Arnold Reimann, Doris Bradley, John Flynn 14 September 1929

  • Miss Smith slide Horton Smith and Whillis (HSW), John Flynn 15 September 1929

  • Prof. Samson, Kings College, John Flynn photographs 17 September 1929

  • pencil notes instead of diary '18/9 - Th 3/10/29 - Gen + Sn 6/10 - Th 17/10/29 = New Forest + Gen'

  • Dr Robson, Dhanjishan, Rambler Motor coach, New Forest, New Milton, Miss Platten 4 October 1929

  • Woolton, Mrs Platten 5 October 1929

  • pencil calendar for October-November 'extension lecutres 1929' giving date, name of lecturer and subject with location

  • Prof. Samson, Miss Platten, 'Follow Through', Leslie Hensen 18 October 1929

  • Olympia Motor show, Wallace Heaton's, camera, Morris Isis 18 October 1929

  • Brocklehurst, University College, gastric secretion 21 October 1929

  • Samson Wright, liver, spleen, Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), Ernemanns camera, nswSydney Mail, Art in Australia 23 October 1929

  • Prof. Samson, histology, Dr Waleley, kidneys, Dr Hewitt, Frank Phellipps, Reginald Paul, Mollie, 24 October 1929

  • Kodak, Mollie, Horton Willis, Ernemann reflex camera, Swift's meat 26 October 1929

  • Billy Fisher, West Hampsted, Mrs Fisher senior is Mrs Alexander's sister 27 October 1929

  • 'La vie Paresienne' at the Lyric theatre 30 October 1929

  • Mollie, Ramsay McDonald, India to have dominion status, Lord Bruce, Mr Scullin's Labour Government 3 November 1929

  • Dr Blair, Dr Wakeley, Prof. Gladstone, Royal Photographic Society (RPS) 6 November 1929

  • Dr Blain, Ernemann camera 8 November 1929

  • Lord Mayor's show, Mollie, 9 November 1929

  • Prof. Samson, Armistice Day, Victoria Cross, RPS membership, Dr Royden, microphotographer, Xrays, London zoo, porpoise, RCS 13 November 1929

  • John Flynn 14 November 1929

  • Miss Preswich, RCS museum, Sir Arthur Keith, Australian Aboriginal photographs 15 November 1929

  • Mollie, Backhaus 16 November 1929

  • Prof. Sampson, Kidneys, Dr Blair, Dr Wakeley, Public Works, Transport Congress and exhibition, Rex. Boundy, Shelvoke and Drewry manufacturers 19 November 1929

  • Mollie, Dr Blair, Prof. Samson, Dr Thos Dunhill, Westminster String Quartet 21 November 1929

  • John Flynn, Sydney Swift, Dhanjishan 22 November 1929

  • John Flynn 24 November 1929

  • The Times, Mr Percival 25 November 1929

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/10/5
Date Range01 September, 1929  -  25 November, 1929
Quantity 1cm,    
FormatsDiaries
Series AA357/04